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David J.A. Jenkins

B.A., Oxford University; D. Phil, Oxford University; D.M., Board of the Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Oxford University; FRCP (C); Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Affiliations

Scientist in the Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital

Director, Risk Factor Modification Centre, St. Michael's Hospital

Professor and Canada Research Chair in Nutrition and Metabolism, Dept. of Medicine and Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Research Interests

Diet, Diabetes, Hyerlipidemia, Cancer

Research Activities

Dietary treatment of diabetes and hyperlipidemia, and diet in cancer risk reduction

Selected Research

Link to Pub Med

Other Activities

  1. 1983 - Borden Award for Nutrition Research of the Canadian Society of Nutritional Sciences
  2. 1985 - Goldsmith Award for Clinical Research of the American College of Nutrition
  3. 1996 - Vahouny Medal for distinction in dietary fiber research at the 5th International Conference on Dietary Fiber in Washington, DC
  4. 1997 - Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London, UK
  5. 1998 - McHenry Award for Leadership in Nutrition Research of the Canadian Society of Nutritional Sciences
  6. 2000 - Dietary Fiber Research Award of the International Fiber Research Meeting, Dublin
  7. 2000 - Canada Research Chair in Metabolism and Nutrition (Federal Scientific Recognition Program)
  8. 2001 - Danone Nutrition Award (Canada) for Contributions to Nutritional Research and Education
  9. 2003 - Fellow, Royal Society of Canada
  10. 2006 - Clinical Research Health Award
  11. 2006 - Listed in Who’s Who in Health Care for Medical Research presented by Sunlife / WarrenShepell
  12. 2007 - Benjamin Spock Award for Compassion in Medicine; Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
  13. 2010 - Khush Jeejeebhoy Award for Clinical Nutrition, Canadian Nutrition Society

Educational Activities

Member of graduate studies school for MSc and PhD students plus post doctoral fellows.

Contact

Phone: 416-867-7475
Fax: 416-867-7495
E-mail: NutritionProject@smh.ca

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